Chapter 2, Section 2.3.2.2., Table 2-18

Table 2-18. Waste Management EIS and SRS Proposed Site Treatment Plan comparison of treatment options for low-level mixed waste.

EIS treatability group	EIS treatability group subcategories	PSTP^awaste streams	PSTP preferred options	Reasonable EIS technologies
Glass debris		Not considered	none	Macroencapsulation Vitrification
Metal debris		Not considered	none	Macroencapsulation
Bulk equipment		Not considered	none	Macroencapsulation
Lead		Low-level waste lead	Offsite decontamination	same
Lead		Low-level waste lead	Macroencapsulation	Macroencapsulation Vitrification
Heterogeneous debris	All heterogeneous debris including streams specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Macroencapsulation Vitrification
Heterogeneous debris		Spent filter cartridges and carbon filter media	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
Inorganic debris	All inorganic debris including streams specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Macroencapsulation Vitrification
		Mercury/tritium-Contaminated Equipment	Macroencapsulation	same
		Cadmium safety/control rods	Macroencapsulation	same
		ITPbb and Late Wash filters	Treatability variance	same
		Calcium metal	Wet oxidation	same
		Toxic characteristic contaminated debris	Macroencapsulation	Macroencapsulation Vitrification
		Supernatant and sludge-contaminated debris from high-level waste operations	Extraction or Macroencapsulation	same
Organic debris	All other organic debris including streams specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Macroencapsulation Vitrification
		Solvent contaminated debris	Incineration	Incineration
		Incinerable toxic characteristic material		Vitrification
		Plastic/lead/cadmium raschig rings		Vitrification
	Job-control waste with enriched uranium and solvent applicators	Job-control waste with enriched uranium and solvent applicators	None	Storage
	Mixed waste requiring size reduction and/or repackaging for CIFcc	Filter paper take-up rolls Mark-15 filter paper Job-control waste containing solvent-contaminated wipes	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification

Table 2-18. (continued).

EIS treatability group	EIS treatability group subcategories	PSTP^awaste streams	PSTP preferred options	Reasonable EIS technologies
Organic liquid	All other organic liquids including streams specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Vitrification
	DWPF^d Benzene	DWPF Benzene	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
	PURE^Xesolvent	Tributyl phosphate and n-Paraffin	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
	Radioactive oil	Not considered	none	Incineration Vitrification
	Radioactive oil	Rad-contaminated^f solvent Mixed waste oil	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
Paint waste		Paint and thinner	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
Composite filters		Not considered	none	Incineration Vitrification
Tritiated oil		Tritiated oil with mercury	Storage	same
Aqueous liquids	All other aqueous liquids including those specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Vitrification
		Aqueous mercury and lead	Ion Exchange	same
		Mixed waste from laboratory samples	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
		Wastewater from TRUg drum dewatering	Incineration	Incineration Vitrification
	SRTC^h aqueous	SRTC low-activity waste	Ion Exchange	same
	SRTC^h aqueous	SRDTC high-activity waste	Ion Exchange	same
	Aqueous liquids from groundwater monitoring well operations (investigation-derived waste)	Not considered	none	Ion exchange
Soils		Soils from spill remediation	Vitrification	Vitrification Incineration
Organic sludge		Not considered	none	Vitrification Incineration
Inorganic sludge	All inorganic sludge including streams specifically called out in the PSTP	Not considered	none	Incineration Vitrification
Inorganic sludge	Tank E-3-1 clean-out material	Tank E-3-1 clean-out material	Stabilization	Stabilization Vitrification
PCBs		Not considered	none	Offsite treatment/onsite disposal
M-Area wastes		M-Area plating-line sludge from supernatant treatment Mark-15 filtercake M-Area sludge treatability samples M-Area high-nickel plating-line sludge	Vitrification	same

Table 2-18. (continued).

EIS treatability group	EIS treatability group subcategories	PSTP^a waste streams	PSTP preferred options	Reasonable EIS technologies
M-Area wastes (continued)		Plating-line sump material Nickel plating-line solution Uranium/chromium solution
Elemental mercury		Tritium-contaminated mercury Elemental (liquid) mercury DWPF mercury	Amalgamation	same
Silver saddles		Silver-coated packing material	Macroencapsulation	same
Gold traps		Gold traps	No treatment required	same

Source: WSRC (1994c); DOE (1994d); Hess (1994e); Hess (1995a).

a. Proposed Site Treatment Plan.
b. In-Tank Precipitation.
c. Consolidated Incineration Facility.
d. Defense Waste Processing Facility.
e. Plutonium-Uranium Extraction.
f. Radioactively contaminated.
g. Transuranic.
h. Savannah River Technology Center.

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